Diabetes & Children Diabetes in children south to be type I diabetes, or if was under age 20 it was called adult-onset diabetes. According to CDC “over 186,000 people under age 20 have diabetes – both type 1 and type 2 diabetes”.The cells in a child are resistance to insulin. Therefore, glucose building up and reaching high levels that could threaten the child lives. After a while that can lead to complications such as heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, early death from complications, blood circulation and nerve damage.Risk Factors:
Unhealthy eating patterns (candies, fast food, and other treats)
Lack of physical activity (not participating in sports)
Inherited tendency (family history)
Hormone problem or medical condition, but rarely those are causes for diabetes in children.
Specials Concerns:
Do not separate your child for special treatment from the rest of the family.
Make changes gradually (introduce new things, wait for your child to accept it and then add more healthy food or snack to the diet)
Increased activities (Sports, Dance and other outdoor activities)
If child refuses, try to find out why, do not force the new change of life style
Diabetes in children south to be type I diabetes, or if was under age 20 it was called adult-onset diabetes. According to CDC “over 186,000 people under age 20 have diabetes – both type 1 and type 2 diabetes”.The cells in a child are resistance to insulin. Therefore, glucose building up and reaching high levels that could threaten the child lives. After a while that can lead to complications such as heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, early death from complications, blood circulation and nerve damage.Risk Factors:
Specials Concerns: